Hi Jon :)

I hope you are well.

1) Is there a separate entity 'self', 'me' 'I', at all, anywhere, in any way, shape or form?
Was there ever?


There is no ‘self’ no ‘I’ in any form at all. It cannot be found anywhere in any shape or form. There has never been an entity of separate ‘self’ or an ...

Hi Jon :)

I hope this mail finds you well :)
I wanted to take a bit of time thinking about your recent question and not rush my answer.

Can you say with a big fat yes that the illusion of 'self' is seen?

Yes I can! It was there hiding in plain sight all the time.

I now observe that knowing ...

Hi Jon :)

How does it feel to notice this.?

Wow, it came as a bit of a surprise! One second I was so sure that the 'witnessing' was me, then the very next second it seemed so obvious that it could not possibly be the case. It now seems so silly that I considered there was a 'me' hiding somewhere ...

Hi Jon :)

And is there any 'separation' found between the witnessing and whatever is witnessed? (other than thoughts / ideas about separation?)

I have had a chance to look for this today. I can report back that I can find no separation between the witnessed and the witnessing. There is seeing ...

Hi Jon :)

I hope that the sun has found you...

If it was 'witnessing' instead of 'the witness' would there be a 'me' as a separate entity?

No there would be no separate 'me' :)

My experiences are that the witnessing is not confined to my body; there is witnessing outside it too.
I have looked ...

Hi Jon,

Rain seems to be the weather of choice at the moment! Hopefully there will be some sun for you soon, just for a change...

What do you feel about seeing that thoughts cannot be created or prevented from appearing?

At first, this was quite a surprising observation and one I was not really ...

Hi Jon :)

I am back from my hill walking week. I am sorry there was no phone connection at all!
However, the good news is I got a lot of time to reflect and observe the environment.
Thank you for your patience; I am really looking forward to continuing where we left off :)

IMPORTANT. Is it ...

Hi Jon,

I hope you are well :)
I thought it best to warn you I am on a walking holiday from the 9th to 16th August.
It may be a very good chance to complete some exercises but there is also a small chance that there may not be any phone connection. So if you do not hear from me it will be because I ...

Hi Jon

I am glad you could understand my description :)

So are you saying that with sensations such as seeing or hearing (in the exercise) there was no separation but in the case of thoughts there appears to be a division into 'me' and 'not me'?

Not quite. Thoughts also just seem to happen ...

Hi Jon,

I spent some more time on the exercise today and I have added my experience below:

When there were sights, sounds and sensations (like the touch of the wind) these led directly to the experience of seeing, hearing and feeling. These happened without any control from me (e.g. the seeing ...

Hi Jon,

I hope you are well :)

I’d like you to try an exercise please?

I have spent some time today on the exercise. So far I have found that looking at different things spontaneously creates thoughts. Sometimes these are labels of objects, descriptions, memories or sometimes just abstract ...

Hi Jon,

could you please find some other words that would describe it? Or which could be used in place of 'awareness'.

Other words that could describe it are either a witness or an observer. Something that is separate but watching.

I hope that helps :)
Craig

Hi Jon :)

I hope you are well.

Where is Craig found.? If you take a look for that one? Where is it?

In summary, I cannot really locate the exact location of Craig!

At the moment, it feels as though Craig is an awareness. I have therefore tried to look for its location.
With sounds and smells ...

Hi Jon,

I hope you are well :)

When I say there is no self, never was, never will be... How does that fall?

On an intellectual level it feels almost obvious to me. However when I consider what I actually feel , I do still feel as though there is some small part of me that is Craig.

Some ...

Hi Jon :)

It is nice to hear from you

Welcome to Liberation Unleashed. I can guide you if you like?
Thank you so much for offering to guide me. You can call me Craig if you wish.
I am really grateful for any assistance you can offer :)

How does what I have said strike you? Let me know if ...